Sounding toy



Aug. 7, 1934. R. T. STEWART ET AL SOUNDING TOY Filed April 19, 1934 R.TSi2wa r p L STATE-S Patented Aug. 7, 1934 PATENT OFFICE 1,969,056 SOUNDING TOY Russell T; Stewart and (i ogge Giildler, Atlaliti a Amman April 19, 1934; Serial N0.- 721,369" solaims (c1; reg-4 s) This-invention relates to-fsounding toysl and it isan object of the invention: to provide a deviceof this kindof a-type adapted for use in conneetion with a percussion-cap striptogether with a 5 mechanism for coaction-with-suchstrip to-prod-iice an imitation of machinegun fire.

- It is also an object of the invention to provide a; device of this kind including astriker or ham-- mer" operated by amotor under' control of a trigger, together with means to eifect an inter-- mittent feeding of a percussion-cap stripin accordance" with the action of the striker or hammer. I I

The invention consists in the details of construction and in the combination and arrangement-ofthe several parts of our improved-sound: ing toys whereby certain important advantages are attained andthe device renderedsimpler, less expensive and otherwise more convenientand aid-- vantageous for use, as will be hereinafter more fully set forth.

The novel features of our invention will herein-- after be definitely claimed. a

In order that our invention'may be thebetter understood, we will now proceed; to describe the same with reference to the accompanying drawing; whereinzg Figure 1 is a' View partly in" front elevationa'nd partly in section illustrating a sounding toy con structed in accordahcewith an embodiment of our invention;

Figure'2 is a fragmentary sectional viewtakeh substantiallyon the-line 2-2 of Figure 1 looking in the direction of the'arrows "Figure 31s a detailedsection'al view'take'n" sub"- stantially on' the line 3-301? Figure 1 looking in the direction of the arrows;- V

Figure 4 is a detailed sectional view taken'substantially on theline -A of Figure 1: looking'in 40 the direction of the arrows; v

- igure 5" is an enlarged fragmentary detail of the spring for throwing thehammer'.

"As "disclosedin the accompanyingfdrawing, 1 denotes a body member or stock which isprefer- 45 ably formed in simulation of amachine gun and suitably held by said body orstock ata predeter mined point intermediate it's ends and preferably {depending therefrom-is a cylindrical casing' C This casing C is of desired dimensions and has sc -its flat facedisposedin adirection transversely of the bodyor stock-I1 Suitably mounted withinthe'casing C is a receptacle 2'; a side face ofwhich being preferably open and leading from said receptable 2' is an-e1ongated guideway 3 over which 5 5 is adapted. to travel a percussion-capstrip 4- Thisstrip 4 is initially in theform of a roll and is placed around a centering pin 5" extending from the closed side 6 of the receptacle 2 or magazine as it may be termed.

I The peripheral wallof the casing C adjacent 60 to; the" receptacle 2 is open, as at 7', as is also the adjacent portion 8 of the removable closure plate 9 which is disposed over a side face of the casing C. Thefouter portion of the guideway 3 carriesfan' anvil 10 over which the strip 4 traversesfor striking engagement by a hammer or striker 11. This hammer or striker 11 is carried by an arm 12 supported by a rod or shaft 14 for rocking movement. The arm 12 has a hub 15 which is freely engaged on the" shaft or rod 14 andextending from said hub 15 is a rocker arm 16 which is normally inthe path of travel of a double acting cam 17. This cam 17 rotates with the shaft 18 which is in' driven connection, as at 19; with a power driven gear wheel 20. This wheel 20 preferably is driven by a coil spring 21 adaptedtobe wound in a conventional manner. Asthe'cam' 1''? contacts with the rock arm 16 the striker or hammer 11 is retracted with respect to the" anvil 10 but as the cam passes from the rock arm 16 the hammer or striker 11 is forcibly brought into contact with the strip 4' upon the anvil 10 by the action of a spring 22; As herein disclosed, one end portion of thespring 22 is se-- curedto'and coiled around the hub ,15 while the oppositeend portion of this spring is fixedly held, as at 23, in any desired'manner. The hub 15 also carries" a tail' extension or second rock arm 24 with which is pivotally engaged, as at 25, a b1ade26'.

This blade 26 has a toothed free end portion 27 which engages the strip 4 to feed the same forwardly a, required distance with respect to'the anvil 1-0 whenthe striker or hammer 11 is re-' tra'cted under the action ofthecam 1'7; The blade26 is constantly urged-toward the guideway' 3' or more particularly the strip- 4.- thereonby a spring-28 fixedto theta-il-piece or rock arm 24 and bearing-upon the blade 26. A second blade 30positidnedbetwehtheblade 26 and the guideway 3 has=a=toothed end portion 3 1' also contactingwith'thestripandthis blade 30 serves as a holding dogor pawl to prevent retrograde or return travel of thestrip 4. This blade 30 has' one end portion fixedto ashaft 32 rotatably supported within the casing G'and coasting with theshaft 32-in-a well known manner isa spring 33=for constantly urging thetoothed end portion 31" of" the blade 30 into engagement with the strip 4:

this disk 36 is a braking plate or member 37 car-.

ried by an endwise movable rod 38.

An expansible spring 39 operates to normally urge the braking plate or member 37 into contact with the disk 36 but upon proper pull being imposed upon the member or rod 38 the braking action on the disk 38 will be released and during which time of release the gear will operate to effect the desired rocking or oscillation of the arm 12 resulting in successive explosions as a result of the hammer or striker 11 coming into forcible contact with the fulminates carried by the strip 4. When it is desired to cease firing it is only necessary that pull or strain on the member or rod 38 be released whereupon the spring 39 will automatically return the plate or member 37 into desired braking contact with the disk 36.

The member or rod 38 may be pulled in any desired manner but it is preferably to be attached to a trigger-like member suitably placed upon the stock 1.

From the foregoing description it is thought to be obvious that a sounding toy constructed in accordance with our invention is particularly well adapted for use by reason of the convenience ried by the arm for coaction with the anvil,

means for guiding a percussion-cap strip to and over the anvil, means for intermittently rocking the arm in a direction to move the hammer away from the anvil, means for forcibly throwing the hammer toward the anvil after the hammer has been moved away from the anvil, and means operated by the arm when moving away from the anvil to feed the strip toward the anvil.

2. A sounding toy comprising an anvil, an arm supported for swinging movement, a hammer carried by the arm for coaction with the anvil, means for guiding a percussion-cap strip to and over the anvil, means for intermittently rocking the arm in a direction to move the hammer away from the anvil, means for forcibly throwing the hammer toward the anvil after the hammer has been moved away from the anvil, means operated by the arm when moving away from the anvil to feed the strip toward the anvil, and additional means for engagement with the strip to hold the same against return movement.

3. A sounding toy comprising an anvil, an arm supported for swinging movement, a hammer carried by the arm for coaction with the anvil,

4 means for guiding a percussion-cap strip to and forguiding a percussion-cap strip to and over the anvil, a rock arm movable with the first named arm, said rock arm travelling in a general direction toward the anvil when the first named arm' is moving'in a direction therefrom, a blade pivotally engaged with the rock arm and coactingwith the guiding means for the strip for moving the strip toward the anvil when the rock arm moves in a direction toward the anvil, a second pivotally mounted blade interposed between the first named blade and the guiding means for 00- action with the strip to hold the same against return movement. 7 V

5. A sounding toy comprising an anvil, an arm supported for swinging movement, a hammer carried by the arm for coaction with the anvil, means for guiding a percussion-cap strip to and over the anvil, a rock arm movable with the first named arm, said rock arm travelling in a general direction toward the anvil when the first named arm is moving in a direction therefrom, a blade pivotally engaged with the rock arm and coacting with the guiding means for the strip for movmg the strip toward the anvil when the rock arm moves in a direction toward the anvil, a second pivotally mounted blade interposed between the first named blade and the guiding means for coaction with the strip to hold the same against return movement, and means for swinging the second named blade away from the guiding means.

6. A sounding toy comprising an anvil, an arm supported for swinging movement, a hammer carried by the arm for coaction with the anvil, means for guiding a percussion-cap strip to and over the anvil, a rock arm movable with the first named arm, said rock arm travelling in a general direction toward the anvil when the first named arm is moving in a direction therefrom, a blade pivotally engaged with the rock arm and coacting with the guiding means for the strip for moving the strip toward the anvil when the rock arm moves in a direction toward the anvil, a second pivotally mounted blade interposed between the first named blade and the guiding means for coaction with the strip to hold the same against return movement, and means for swinging the second named blade away from the guiding means, said second blade being of a length to contact with and move the first blade in a direction away from the guiding means.

, 7. A sounding toy comprising an anvil, an arm pivotally mounted therein for swinging movement, a hammer carried by the arm for coaction withthe anvil, a rock arm carried by the pivoted end portion of the first named arm, a cam rotatably supported adjacent to the rock arm for intermittently imparting movement to said rock arm vasthe cam rotates for moving the first named arm and hammer away from the anvil, means for forcibly throwing the first named arm and hammer toward the anvil when the cam passes beyond the rock arm, and means for rotating the cam.

named arm and. hammer away from the anvil, means for forcibly throwing the first named arm and. hammer toward the anvil when the cam passes beyond the rock arm, means for rotating the cam, and means for braking said last named means.

RUSSELL T. STEWART.

GEORGE GARDLER. 

